Rope Drop/Touring plan (3 parks with/without Genie+)

[mickey_mouse_10]

Could use your advice on our ride plans. We have 4 park days, and will be doing Genie+ for 2 of them. Here was my thoughts, but would welcome advise on whether we are rope dropping the right ones:

Day 1 & 2: Magic Kingdom (Genie+ only on Day2)

- VQ for Tron both day

- Day 2, use 7am Genie+ for Jungle Cruise

- Rope drop 7DMT (day 1) and Peter Pan (day 2)

- Day 1, pick other rides based on location/wait time; and day 2 try to hit everything else


Other rides we’d like to ride, in priority

- Big Thunder (2nd LL on Day 2?)

- Space Mountain

- Buzz Space Ranger Spin

- Pirates

- Haunted Mansion

- Winnie the Pooh

- It’s a small world

- Everything else



Day 3: Hollywood Studios (Genie+)

- 7am LL for Slinky Dog Dash

- Rope Drop ROTR (not paying for ILL)

Use Genie+ and/or wait for other priority rides:

- Smugglers Run (either this or TSMM for 2nd Genie+ of day)

- Toy Story Midway Mania

- Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway

- Star Tours

- Muppets






Day 4: Epcot (Genie+)

- VQ for Guardians

- Rope Drop Remy’s (from Int’l Gateway)

- Then directly over to Frozen

Other rides we’d like to ride, in priority

- Soarin

- Test Track

- Turtle Talk

- Nemo

 

[loves to dive]

I don't see AK in there. What is the make up of your party ie: adults/kids - ages. Are you staying on site, if so, where? It makes a difference. For me, I'd get hoppers and could easily do all 4 parks in 4 days, could easily do Epcot/AK in the same day and hit all your Epcot rides. Also, what time of year are you going? In late spring/summer/fall some of the parks stay open later than they do other times of the year. MK has parties for Halloween and Christmas that is going to shorten their hours certain days during those times.

 

[mickey_mouse_10]

I don't see AK in there. What is the make up of your party ie: adults/kids - ages. Are you staying on site, if so, where? It makes a difference. For me, I'd get hoppers and could easily do all 4 parks in 4 days, could easily do Epcot/AK in the same day and hit all your Epcot rides. Also, what time of year are you going? In late spring/summer/fall some of the parks stay open later than they do other times of the year. MK has parties for Halloween and Christmas that is going to shorten their hours certain days during those times.

Thanks; our group is 5 adults and 4 kids between ages 7 and 13 and going the last week of May.
We're going to skip AK this time (though we could take up that park hopping suggestion). You may have caught that I initially had a typo and said all 4 parks; but onyl planned for 3 right now.

We're staying at Caribbean Beach, so we're right on the skyline

 

[loves to dive]

I don't see a need to Genie+ on your Epcot day. If you are rope dropping Remi the only other ride that might get a line is TT.

While you can certainly get Genie+ for that HS day, depending on your tolerance for waiting in lines, what you have listed can be done in one day without it.

Your plan looks pretty good as it stands. I'm not a fan of Genie+ and never buy it but I go often and take longer trips most of the time. I can certainly hit all 4 parks in 4 days without it and get everything on your list done, but that is by using PHs. I tend to take breaks in the afternoon (and it will be hot by late May) then go to a different park after the break. What I do is go to the park I have a reservation for in the morning/early afternoon, take a break then go to the park I have a reservation for the next day in the late afternoon/early evening. You are most likely going to have later hours at MK while you are there. So example: Reservation for MK day 1. Get to MK EE and ride whatever you are going to ride until the group is ready for a break, even if that means just leaving the park for a sit down meal somewhere. After the break, hop into Epcot. Other than your VC for GoTG, you could get 60 or 70% of your must do's done that night, the park should be open until at least 9. Heck, if you still had energy (I wouldn't) you could even hop back to MK to hit a ride or two before it closes. Day 2 another MK day, get done whatever you can until your break/rest, after your break hop into HS and knock out 2 or 3 rides. It will be open until at least 9. Day 3 Epcot, get your VQ for Guardians and finish up whatever you didn't get done. This might actually give you a longer break than your other days, after your break either hop to HS or MK mood depending. Day 4 HS - you should be able to finish out everything you haven't hit so far and still be able to take a break then dealers choice as to where you go that afternoon/evening.

All this depends on your tolerance for waiting in lines, I don't mind it. With the sky liner, hopping between Epcot and HS is easy and on your MK or Epcot day, hopping to MK is pretty easy with the monorail.

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

I second what loves to dive mentioned about Epcot. G+ is a no bang for your buck proposition since there aren't enough rides to justify the use. We manage to do quite a bit in Epcot without G+ and have been at very busy times of year, spring break, thanksgiving. The last week of May will be busy but not peak at all.

If you RD you can hit Remy and FEA in the first hour given you're a disney resort guest coming in on the skyliner via the IG. You can then try TT after Frozen or wait till park close to minimize a wait but nothing else on your Epcot list of to do's is that in demand. Your to do list for MK with two days in the park is very doable as is your DHS must dos.